Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-11
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $669, ,S96; customs, 1856, ,931.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 5000. .S96; customs, s656,931.
ardson, of Maryland, L. H. Milliken, of
Maine, and Charles Murphy, of West
Virginia, $1,000 clerks in the Mercantile Marine
DIVISION OF the Treasury Department, have been
dismissed, on account OF transfer Of certain work
OF that division to another branch OF the Depart
ment.
PROF: HIRsCHBERG AND PROF. GUTENBERG have
been selected as delegates by the Hufeland Medi-
cal and Surgical Society Of Berlin to the Interna-
tlonal Medical Congress, which meets in Washing
ton september 5.
The PosTMAsTER-GENERAL is to-day engaged at
his residence with Assistant Attorney General
Bryant In preparing revision Of the postal laws
and and regulations. The present edition has not
been revised since 1879.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL BUREAU has engaged q
tug to take supplies from Tampa to Egmont Keys,
Ialned the latter place for quarantine purposes
TO the main land.
REsIGNED-J. West Wagner, of washington,
draughtsmant in the Office of the lighthouse board,
Treasury Department, has rendered his resigna-
t1On.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance
WHEREABOUTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The Navy
department is informed that the U. s. s. Adams
arrived at Honolulu June II, twenty EIGHT days
out from Acapulco. 1t is believed that the vessel
VIII remain at the Sandwich Islands until order is
restored. Rear Admiral Franklin, commanding
the European squadron, reports the arrival of the
nP nlagsniP Pensacola at Leghorn June "a: The
touched at Gibraltar and Tangiers en- route. She
would await the arrival OF the relief crew at
Lisbon.
Two OF THE QUARTERNAsTER's AGENTS investt-
eating claims legislated on by the last Congress
have been provided for; Ex-U. s. Senator F. A.
sawyer, transferred to the Quartermaster Gen.
IVsey Clerk Vacaney SSs
there, caused by transfer OF Thornton A. Wash
lngton to tie General Land Office.
PRESIDENTIAL PosTMAsTERs-The President has
appointed the following pOstmasters: Amos H.
k1sner at Cerro Gordo, Iowa. vice Henry Keerl re-.
signed: Stephen Potter at Delaware Ohio vice D.
A. Stark, deceased; Thos. c. Medary at WaukOn
Iowa, vice D. w. Reed, removed.
THE CHARGES against ex-Collector Beecher, pub
lished in Saturdays dispatches from San Fran
cisco, are regarded at the Treasury Department as
an old story. They were investigated many
months ago and dismissed. That the Department
does not consider Mr.. Beecher guilty OF frauds
upon the revenue Is evidenced by the fact that he
Is now employed ASA special agent in the district
over which he formerly had charge as collector.
APPOINTED.-The Secretary Of the Treasury has
appointed Barry NJ. Hartle to be storekeeper and
gauger for the district of Maryland.
GUNS FOR GErrYsBURG.-The Secretary Of War,
acting under authority OF Congress, has directed
that 14O pieces Of unservtceable artillery be turned
over to the Gettysburg Battlefield Association.
TheSe guns will be OF the same pattern as those
used by the Union forces in the battle, and wl be
placed in the same positions.
Mr.. BANCROFT LILA dispatch from Newport
says that Mr.. Geo. Bancroft was taken suddenly
Ill yesterday afternoon at his cottage on the Cliffs
and servant Immediately went for doctor It
was found that Mr.. Bancroft was suffering from
violent pains, arising from indigestion, but some
relief had come before the doctor arrived. Mr.
Bancroft was less worried than were those about
him, and bade them not TO be alarmed He was
much better last evening.
ST. LOUIS SECOND INVITATION TO THE PREs1-
DENT.-St. Louis new committee on invitation to
President Cleveland and wife is to be composed of
fifty citizens, and the idea Is to make it represen-
The delegation will probably leave there next sat
urday and reach Washington the following Nom
daX & m stop Of Of pIobany not more than two Gays
may go to New York. The Invitation viii be hand
sOme1y prepared by "a lithograph1ng company for
presentation W Cuc fTtSlucul.
A UNIQUE PRESENT FOR MRS. CLEvEIANp.-The
Mexican Central mail brought to Ell Paso,
Texas, Saturday morning a wooden box about
deep, addressed to Mrs. Grover Cleveand
and containing carefully packed in tissue paper
and cotton novel and beautiful piece OF artistic
workmanship characteristic OF the land of the Mon
tezumas 1t was coat Of-arms OF the United States
worked on heavy cardboard entirely OF feathers
The feathers, most OF them cOlOred, are from many
nf hr6S nr,d fC
with great skill. The only thing inside the pack
age to indicate the donor was visiting card bear
Ing the name TSs Of MRS More City Of
$2o American money, and the duty was SO.
BEFORE THE PRESIDENT LEFT this morning he
was visited by Secretary Bayard, Secretary Fair
child, the Postmaster General and General Drum.
ARMY ORDERs.-A board OF medical onicers, con.
sisting Of Major j. s. Billings, surgeon; Capt
Washington Matthews and Capt. F. C. A1nsworth,
assistant surgeons, has been ordered to meet In
this city at the earliest practicable date to ex-
anime candidate Tor admission to the medical
corps. Capt. Richard L. Hoxie, engineer corps,
has been ordered to proceed from Montgomery to
the Notifications OF Pensacola harbor on tenn
pOrary duty. First Lieut.. JAS. A. Buchanan, 14th
infantry, ordered from Vancouver barracks, w. r.,
to this city, for duty in connection with the pub
lication OF the rebellion records. Major j. w.
Candee, paymaster, granted twenty days leave
and Post Chaplain Q. J. Nave has been granted ex-
tension OF leave till November 30.
INSPECTOR GENERAL BAIRD and Col Hasbrouck,
the two army officers appointed to witness the
maneuvers OF the French Army in September ex-
pect to sail for Europe the last of July.
THE PRESIDENTS NORTHERN TRIP-The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland and Col. Lamont left the
White House this morning in time to catch the
IL 40 train over the Pennsylvania road. Mrs La
mont accompanied them to the depot. They will
go direct to Holland Patent, and will spend to-
ClpVp1and N cha tl,o
President and Mrs. Cleveland 20 to Clinton to at
tend the centennial anniversary of the settlement
OF the village, in which the Presidents father
lived. From Clinton they will 90 to FOrestpOrt to
stop several days with Rev. VIM. N. Cleveland.
PERsONAL.-Mr and Mrs. Wm. NJ Gait Mrs J..